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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Thai Rak Thai Party
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		Thai Rak Thai is strong in the Chao Phraya valley as well, although the region has historically been a stronghold of Chart Thai, which still dominates in some of the central provinces.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Thai-Rak-Thai-Party (2849 words)

	Angry start to Thai Rak Thai's poll fraud case
		The Thai Rak Thai Party’s defence team, led by Pongthep Thepkanchana, prepares to present its case in the Constitution Tribunal yesterday, which began hearings into alleged fraud by the party in last year’s election.
		Thai Rak Thai is alleged to have hired the Pattana Chart Thai and Thai Ground parties to compete in the April 2 election last year to avoid the "20-per-cent rule", which requires an unopposed candidate to win 20 per cent of total ballots cast in the constituency.
		Thai Rak Thai became the first party to form a one-party government after winning a big majority of seats in the Parliament in 2005.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /2007/01/17/politics/politics_30024358.php (882 words)

	Thaksin's long shadow over Thai politics \| csmonitor.com
		Thaksin and more than 100 lawmakers in his ruling Thai Rak Thai party this week effectively spells the end of the populist party that dominated Thai politics for the past five years.
		Thai governments had become synonymous with instability in the previous decades, lasting about 18 months on average due to incessant party-hopping among lawmakers and the military's taste for coups.
		So when Thaksin formed Thai Rak Thai the following year and rose to power in 2001, conditions were ripe for the rise of a strong premier.
	www.csmonitor.com /2006/1005/p07s02-woap.html (1100 words)

	Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai: Nothing succeeds like success
		That Thaksin Shinawatra's Thai Rak Thai party claimed the largest electoral victory in Thailand in recent times, despite a previous administration that in 3 short years oversaw a steady recovery of the Thailand economy, and despite Thaksin's impending Constitutional Court review of a National Counter Corruption Commission graft indictment, should come as no surprise.
		Popular explanations include the Thai love of novelty and change, to the somewhat jaundiced view that corruption is so broadly entrenched in Thai politics that the whole bunch are crooks, so corruption becomes a non-issue...
		In the meantime, the Thai Rak Thai party has returned an electoral victory so large that Thaksin has to do few deals with other parties, is able to govern on their own right, and Thaksin can handpick a cabinet from loyalists.
	www.apmforum.com /news/ap070101.htm (1676 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Thai Rak Thai
		TRT won the election of 2001 and election of 2005.
		The Thai Rak Thai was formed in 2001 by telecommunications billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra.
		In that year's general election, the TRT won 248 seats in the 438 seat House of Representatives, giving it an absolute majority, and making Thaksin the new prime minister.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Thai_Rak_Thai (369 words)

	AsiaMedia :: THAILAND: Thai Rak Thai sues papers, Democrats, People's Alliance for Democracy
		The Thai Rak Thai party is pressing multiple charges against government opponents and newspapers on grounds ranging from defamation to obstruction of democracy.
		The Thai Rak Thai party is also preparing to lodge around 30 more suits against Mr Sondhi by highlighting his allegations that the government was behind the March 21 attack on the revered Brahman statue at the famous Erawan Shrine.
		Thai Rak Thai list candidate Surachai Baojanya said he and several party members were suing the party, its leader Abhisit Vejjajiva, secretary-general Suthep Thaugsuban and spokesman Ong-art Khlampaiboon for accusing TRT of hiring candidates from small parties to run in the poll.
	www.asiamedia.ucla.edu /article.asp?parentid=41410 (567 words)

	Überwältigender Sieg für die Thai Rak Thai Partei, Länderberichte, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
		Thaksin Shinawatra ist es in den vergangenen vier Jahren gelungen, die Machtposition seiner Partei derart zu stärken, die weder die Oppositionsparteien oder Kritik seitens Gruppierungen innerhalb der Zivilgesellschaft, noch mannigfaltige Korruption oder Krisen wie SARS und Vogelgrippe und selbst mahnende Stimmen aus dem Königshaus und Tsunami nicht zu schwächen vermochten.
		Paralyse und Ineffizienz der Opposition aufgrund der graduellen Absorbierung kleinerer Oppositionsparteien seiten der TRT sowie Zersplitterung der Opposition kurz vor den Wahlen.
		Diejenigen, die TRT gewählt haben, haben ein Votum für Thaksin und seinen starken autoritären Führungsstil abgegeben und den Wunsch nach politischer Kontinuität zum Ausdruck gebracht.
	www.kas.de /publikationen/2005/6067_dokument.html (1313 words)

	Attacks on the Press 2003: Asia
		In November, several newspapers revealed that a family closely allied with Thaksin’s ruling Thai Rak Thai party had acquired the largest stake in the Nation Multimedia Group, which is traditionally the most independent media company in the country.
		In February, 20 Thai Rak Thai parliamentarians proposed a bill to create a broadcast media council that would have the power to issue ethical guidelines and punish offending outlets with sanctions, including jail and closure.
		According to many observers, the bill, which had yet to be passed at year’s end, was part of a conservative attempt to shape the direction of a planned National Broadcast Commission, which will be in charge of frequency allocation and privatization under a constitutional mandate.
	www.cpj.org /attacks03/asia03/thai.html (877 words)

	Thai Rak Thai linked to most key anti-coup groups
		Other senior Thai Rak Thai members such as Phadung Limcharoenrat, Phutham Wechayachai, Somchai Wongsawat and Thaksin have also felt repurcussions from Chanaphat's tell-all confession.
		Remnants of the Thai Rak Thai have sought to infiltrate this group, reportedly in a bid to instigate violence, but this has created conflict among the members.
		He is reporting to Sitha Thivaree, a key Thai Rak Thai person.
	www.nationmultimedia.com /2006/12/07/politics/politics_30020924.php (821 words)

	Charter 'runs the risk of rejection' in referendum
		Thai Ground Force leader says amnesty for junta could be a stumbling block
		The first draft of the constitution came under a fresh barrage of criticism yesterday from politicians, academics and activists, with one party leader suggesting that the charter could be at risk of rejection during the referendum if the embarrassing de-facto amnesty for the junta was not deleted.
		Pongthep Thepkanjana, a caretaker deputy Thai Rak Thai Party leader, said the new charter was best described as "distrustful of the people", pointing to the appointed senate.
	nationmultimedia.com /2007/04/22/politics/politics_30032376.php (614 words)

	Members exodus at Thai Rak Thai Party
		The exodus followed an order by the Council for Democratic Reform which stipulates that in the advent of a court order to disband a political party, executive members will be banned from contesting elections for five years.
		Thai Rak Thai and Democrat parties are awaiting court verdict...
		Given the uncertainty of Thai eco-politics it is a fair valuation.
	www.biz-day.com /read/politics/03_oct_06/gujzr-j/members_exodus_at_thai_rak_thai_party.htm (141 words)

	Thai Rak Thai 'more activist'
		At no time in Thai political history have economic ideologies come into play so conspicuously as in this general election campaign, in which the two dominant parties are fighting head-on for control of the next government.
		Banthoon Lamsam, president of Thai Farmers Bank, appears to lean toward the Thai Rak Thai on this front.
		The Thai Rak Thai has set its sights on tackling the long-term problems of the country, paying less attention to the immediate or short-term problems.
	members.tripod.com /thanong/12042000.htm (1248 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Asia-Pacific \| Ousted Thaksin quits party post
		Thai Rak Thai - once a seemingly unstoppable force in Thai politics - has been hit by a mass exodus of members since the coup.
		Thai Rak Thai is currently under scrutiny for alleged violations during a controversial election in April, which was later annulled.
		Thai Rak Thai - led and in many ways personified by the flamboyant Mr Thaksin - had been a popular force since it was set up in 1998, drawing widespread support in rural areas.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/asia-pacific/5401436.stm (527 words)

	CNN.com - Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai party gets majority - February 11, 2001
		Thaksin's Thai Rak Thai, or Thai Love Thai party, won 248 of the 500 seats in the House of Representatives in the January 6 parliamentary elections.
		Thai Rak Thai has the additional support of 77 deputies from two other parties in the governing coalition, making it the most stable government the country has ever had.
		Prachuab, a veteran politician who has been member of virtually every major party, said the merger with Thai Rak Thai was in line with the people's desire to make Thaksin their leader.
	edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/02/11/thailand.politics (463 words)

	Siam Future : Parties wooing voters with tax-cut packages
		It is no coincidence that the Democrats' tax proposal is similar to that of the Thai Rak Thai Party, which is putting the final touches on its proposal.
		Thai Rak Thai's taxman, Dr Suvarn Valaisathien, has called for the government to bring down the corporate income tax from 30 to 25 percent to stimulate private investment.
		Already the Thai people are worried about the fragile economic recovery, not to mention the hardship imposed by higher oil prices and the threat of rising prices for goods and services.
	www.siamfuture.com /ThaiNews/ThNewsTxt.asp?tid=325 (691 words)

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		Founded on July 14, 1999 Thai Rak Thai is the first political party to be established under the new Constitution of 1997, in the spirit of Thailand's political reform process.
		Thai Rak Thai is a party of new ideas.
		In the historic election of January 6, 2001, Thai Rak Thai was electedwith an overwhelming majority, unprecedented in Thai history.
	www.thairakthai.or.th /policy_trt1.asp (293 words)

	Truckload of trouble for Thai Rak Thai
		Both the Thai Rak Thai party making up the caretaker government and the main opposition Democrats are named.
		The allegations centre on claims that Thai Rak Thai paid minor parties to participate where seats would otherwise be unopposed, and that the Democrats may have bribed parties to claim that they had been paid by Thai Rak Thai.
		Thai Rak Thai was accused of having paid minor parties to circumvent the 20% rule by offering token opposition.
	www.bloggernews.net /2006/07/truckload-of-trouble-for-thai-rak-thai.html (583 words)

	Ousted Thai prime minister quits party - Boston.com
		Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, center front, surrounded by cabinet ministers, offers a traditional Thai greeting known as a "wai" as he arrives for a meeting at the Foreign Ministry in this March 16, 2006 file photo, in Bangkok, Thailand.
		Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra insisted his Thai Rak Thai party would survive the fallout, but other key members and analysts pronounced the exodus and Thaksin's resignation as the death knell for the party that had dominated Thai politics since 2001.
		Thaksin assigned deputy party leader Sudarat Keyuraphan to serve as acting head of the party, but the move was largely seen as ceremonial since the coup leaders have banned all parties from engaging in politics.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/10/03/thailands_ousted_leader_quits_party/?p1=MEWell_Pos2 (774 words)

	swissinfo - Game over for Thai Rak Thai as Thaksin quits
		BANGKOK (Reuters) - Deposed Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra quit as head of his Thai Rak Thai (TRT) party on Tuesday, signalling the de facto collapse of a political machine that had dominated the country until last month's coup.
		His departure triggers the automatic dissolution of the 119-strong executive of Thai Rak Thai ("Thais Love Thais"), although it does not mean its end as a political entity.
		A mish-mash of political philosophies, TRT emerged from the ruins of the 1997 Asian financial crisis as a vehicle for popular anger against international markets and institutions such as the International Monetary Fund.
	www.swissinfo.org /eng/international/ticker/detail/Game_over_for_Thai_Rak_Thai_as_Thaksin_quits.html?siteSect=143&sid=7125298&cKey=1159875557000 (1515 words)

	Business runs govt, says critic Reshaping jigsaw of power to suit capital
		The Thai Rak Thai party has given birth to a new era of democracy submissive to big business with the wings of participatory politics being clipped, says social critic Pasuk Pongpaijit.
		The inception of Thai Rak Thai was apparently to capitalise on such weakness with an ambitious scheme to change the face of society and national politics, she said.
		As Thai Rak Thai is wallet grew fatter through contributions from businesses, the party was able to keep its members on a tight leash.
	www.thaingo.org /board_2/view.php?id=79 (571 words)

	General Election 2005
		Kasem Sirisamphan, a veteran politician and academic, said the rapid growth of Thai Rak Thai led to a parliamentary dictatorship in which no organisation, particularly the opposition, could scrutinise the prime minister due to a lack of sufficient votes.
		Nikorn Chamnong, former Songkhla MP and director of Chart Thai, said the Thai Rak Thai considered his party its major rival in the Northeast as several Chart Thai candidates were former northeastern MPs.
		But Thai Rak Thai remains confident of again being in government, arguing its populist policies have won the hearts of grass-roots people, the majority group, and that Mr Thaksin's ability to efficiently and quickly tackle chronic economic problems is a sure winner.
	www.bangkokpost.com /election2005/introduction.html (956 words)

	Thailand official news and information (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The outcome of the election also indicates that people have given their support to Thai Rak Thai and its leader, Police Lieutenant Colonel Thaksin Shinawatra, to run the country with a strong government in the next four years.
		In the 2001 general election, the Thai Rak Thai Party gained 248 seats, followed by the Democrats, with 128 seats, and Chart Thai, with 41 seats.
		The move by Thai Rak Thai to form a one-party government marks a new era in Thai politics.
	thailand.prd.go.th /the_inside_view.php?id=595 (553 words)

	Thai leader plays down separatists - World - www.theage.com.au
		The Thai Government will not slacken its war against militants in the Muslim south despite the region's surprisingly solid rejection of the ruling party in elections, Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said yesterday.
		After unofficial results showed his Thai Rak Thai party had lost all 11 seats in the troubled far south provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani and Yala, Mr Thaksin said he would not allow separatism.
		The emphatic victory by the ruling Thai Rak Thai party in the rest of Thailand has been hailed as a one-man victory for the Prime Minister.
	www.theage.com.au /news/World/Thai-leader-plays-down-separatists/2005/02/09/1107890272050.html?from=moreStories (579 words)

	Xinhua - English (Site not responding. Last check: )
		As of Tuesday, it is said that over 100 Thai Rak Thai Party members, mostly senior ones, left the party.
		The party suffered the exodus after the Council of National Security issued an order, banning executive members of any party for five years if the party is dissolved for breaking electoral laws.
		Thai Rak Thai and Democrat Party are facing court trials on electoral irregularities.
	news.xinhuanet.com /english/2006-10/03/content_5166694.htm (222 words)

	Bangkok Post Breaking News
		Founder and leader Thaksin Shinawatra has resigned from his Thai Rak Thai party, joining scores of other members who are distancing themselves from the chief political party deposed by the Sept 19 military coup.
		Ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra cobbled Thai Rak Thai together in 1999, from nothing, to become the first party in history to gain a parliamentary majority.
		Throughout Monday, Thai Rak Thai members sporadically submitted resignation letters from the party, following the Council for Democratic Reform's annoucement that the election rights of party administrators of any dissolved party would be suspended for five years.
	www.bangkokpost.com /breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=113322 (452 words)

	Thai Rak Thai - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		Thais Love Thais) is a right-wing political party in Thailand.
		As of 2004 it was the ruling party, led by the prime minister and its founder, Thaksin Shinawatra.
		The TRT (Thai Rak Thai/Thais Love Thais) was formed in 2001 by telecommunications billionare Thaksin Shinawatra.
	www.music.us /education/T/Thai-Rak-Thai.htm (387 words)

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